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Even Simon Cowell’s marriage is all about him

Simon Cowell plans to marry his current girlfriend, Mezhgan Hussainy. Bryony Gordon wonders what could drive a girl into his waxed arms.

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Even Simon Cowell’s marriage is all about him

Virtual parenting: A valuable tool or a dangerous web?

Christopher Middleton looks at research on virtual parenting.

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Virtual parenting: A valuable tool or a dangerous web?

Fine, Reverend, I’ll submit. But here are my new commandments…

The Reverend Mark Oden says that women ought to submit to their husbands.

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Fine, Reverend, I’ll submit. But here are my new commandments…

"In old age you can be a candle or a black hole. You should be a candle"

In this week’s Lifeclass, Lesley Garner looks at the ways that widows and widowers can stave off loneliness and depression in old age.

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"In old age you can be a candle or a black hole. You should be a candle"

Lifeclass: how to achieve happiness in old age

In this week’s Lifeclass, Lesley Garner looks at the ways that widows and widowers can stave off loneliness and depression in old age.

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Lifeclass: how to achieve happiness in old age

Parenting teenagers: Bring calm to sibling conflict

Brothers and sisters will always clash – whatever their age.

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Parenting teenagers: Bring calm to sibling conflict

Honey, I’m ignoring the kids

A new book claims that the key to a happy family is to devote less time to children and more to the marriage.

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Honey, I’m ignoring the kids

Marriage: is it really in crisis?

A new book examines modern marriage and asks if demands on relationships are greater than ever.

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Marriage: is it really in crisis?

Sue Townsend: the year I was 16

Writer Sue Townsend recalls converting to black clothes and fantasising about bohemian youths.

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Sue Townsend: the year I was 16

Teenage years: The year I was…

Writers including Sue Townsend and Lionel Shriver recall the torments of their worst teenage years.

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